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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Graves County, Kentucky
$53.02an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$31.35 base wage + $21.67 fringe benefits · CARP0357-006
Graves County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 14 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Graves County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $53.02 an hour: a $31.35 base wage plus $21.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260041 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $53.02 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260041, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP0357-006 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for Graves County, from $53.02 to $53.02 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.35 + $21.67
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $31.35 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $21.67 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $53.02 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Kentucky change log lists what each one changed.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in Graves County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)CARP0224-001 | $31.35 | $21.67 | $53.02 | KY20260041 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)CARP0357-006 | $31.35 | $21.67 | $53.02 | KY20260041 Mod 1 |
How Graves County compares
The main drywall installer or lather rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Kentucky
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Graves Countybase $31.35$53.02
- Hickman Countybase $31.35$53.02
- Carlisle Countybase $31.35$53.02
- McLean Countybase $22.10$36.57
Drywall Installer / Lather rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's drywall installer or lather rates for Graves County are the same as in 14 other counties: Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Grayson, Hickman and 6 more. The closest county with a different rate is McLean County, at $36.57.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Graves County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | |
| Hickman County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | same |
| Carlisle County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | same |
| Marshall County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | same |
| Calloway County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | same |
| McCracken County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | same |
| Ballard County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 | same |
Kentucky drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination KY20260041 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260041/1
We read every active Kentucky Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Graves County as CSV · Report an error